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Jadek Menaheim
Xer Cloud Consortium
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Posted - 2014.01.28 06:02:00 -
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Nephilim may be a fitting choice.
wiki wrote:The Nephilim /-ên+¢f+¿-îl+¬m/ were the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" according to Genesis 6:4; and giants who inhabited Canaan according to Numbers 13:33. A similar biblical Hebrew word with different vowel-sounds is used in Ezekiel 32:27 to refer to dead Philistine warriors.
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon gives the meaning of Nephilim as "giants."[1] Many suggested interpretations are based on the assumption that the word is a derivative of Hebrew verbal root n-ph-l "fall." Robert Baker Girdlestone [2] argued the word comes from the Hiphil causative stem, implying that the Nephilim are to be perceived as "those that cause others to fall down." Adam Clarke took it as passive, "fallen," "apostates." Ronald Hendel states that it is a passive form "ones who have fallen," equivalent grammatically to paqid "one who is appointed" (i.e. overseer), asir, "one who is bound," (i.e. prisoner) etc.[3][4] According to the Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon, the basic etymology of the word Nephilim is "dub[ious]," and various suggested interpretations are "all very precarious."[5]
The majority of ancient biblical versions, including the Septuagint, Theodotion, Latin Vulgate, Samaritan Targum, Targum Onkelos and Targum Neofiti, interpret the word to mean "giants."[6] Symmachus translates it as "the violent ones"[7][8][9] and Aquila's translation has been interpreted to mean either "the fallen ones"[7] or "the ones falling [upon their enemies]."[9][10]
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Jadek Menaheim
Xer Cloud Consortium
1860
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Posted - 2014.01.28 07:14:00 -
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Lonegnr wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:....While we are soldiers of fortune, we're absolutely no different from an eve pilot on that aspect, they too get paid for their immortal services as do we. You are quite different from a capsuleer; there's a reason you get paid pennies on the dollar relative to a capsuleer (probably less), lol. Though I will agree immortal status should probably grant an exclusive title a notch above mercenary. I'd vote for anything that insinuates puppet. Call us 'Suits.' Corporate lackeys to the almighty ISK.
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Jadek Menaheim
Xer Cloud Consortium
1882
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Posted - 2014.01.28 21:47:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:I am going to disagree with nephilim due to the recent over use by other platforms fiction and games. Good point.
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Jadek Menaheim
Xer Cloud Consortium
1882
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Posted - 2014.01.28 22:04:00 -
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Aramis Madrigal wrote:My two suggestions:
1. Parasoms or just SOMS for parasomnia, an intermediate state between sleep and waking. It makes sense in the context of who created the technology. It also works well for acronym creation.
State Owned Military Specialist Strategic Operations Memory Simulacrum
2. SIMS for Simulacrum would work well for similar reasons. It is a weak synonym for clone meaning likeness frequently used in the context of immortal beings. It is often used to mean a copy of a copy (implied inferiority). It also works well for acronyms.
Strategic Initiative Military Simulacrum
-Aramis
These are excellent! I could get on board with these. +1
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Jadek Menaheim
Xer Cloud Consortium
1885
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Posted - 2014.01.28 22:26:00 -
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Maybe it's just the MGS fan in me or the time I've spent on the forums...
Les Enfants Terribles
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Jadek Menaheim
Xer Cloud Consortium
1992
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Posted - 2014.02.11 03:00:00 -
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Varjac Theobroma Montenegro wrote:How abouts:
Voxers: as in the voices we command on the field. Our bodies are no more than dust, the only trace we leave is vox chatter as empires crumble beneath the political behemoth of Demi-gods. Voxer? hmmm. More like Vivox, the chat provider for Dust 514 and Eve Online.
http://www.vivox.com/customers/customer-list.html
I Am The Danger*
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Jadek Menaheim
Xer Cloud Consortium
2006
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Posted - 2014.02.11 14:27:00 -
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Varjac Theobroma Montenegro wrote:OOh! Maybe custodians: the keepers of ways foretold by the fathers before and conquers of the dark abyss of uncertainty. "How does one become a janitor?" "Andrew here is really interested in perusing a career in the custodial arts." [Video]
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